This site is intended to provide a thorough listing of recruitment and retention resources from the perspective of both the employer and the employee. Library science students, working librarians, and employers of librarians will all find useful information here.

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This site is intended to provide a thorough listing of recruitment and retention resources from the perspective of both the employer and the employee. Library science students, working librarians, and employers of librarians will all find useful information here. '''Do you know of a relevant resource that isn't included here, or are you conducting relevant research? Please feel free to add your link to the appropriate page.'''

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Do you know of a relevant resource that isn't included here, or are you conducting relevant research? Please feel free to add your link to the appropriate page.

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==[[Trends in Librarianship as a Career]]==

==[[Trends in Librarianship as a Career]]==

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This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What abut advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.

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This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What about advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.

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==[[Recruitment Initiatives within ACRL]]==

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This section contains information on programs and activities among ACRL's sections and other constituent groups related to recruiting new academic librarians to the profession.

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==[[Perspectives from New Librarians]]==

==[[Perspectives from New Librarians]]==

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So what's it really like for new librarians? Read some testimony from some of those new to the profession.

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So what's it really like for new librarians? Read some testimony from some of those new to the profession and - '''if you've been in the profession for fewer than five years - add your perspective.'''

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==[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitingvideo.cfm The ACRL/ARL Recruitment Video: "Faces of a Profession"]==

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==[http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/recruiting/recruitingvideo.cfm The ACRL/ARL Recruitment Video: "Faces of a Profession"]==

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Please take a moment to view the the ACRL/ARL recruiting to the profession [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitingvideo.cfm video] and post your thoughts, suggestions, comments, and ideas.

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Please take a moment to view the the ACRL/ARL recruiting to the profession [http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/recruiting/recruitingvideo.cfm video] and post your thoughts, suggestions, comments, and ideas.

Welcome to the ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki

This site is intended to provide a thorough listing of recruitment and retention resources from the perspective of both the employer and the employee. Library science students, working librarians, and employers of librarians will all find useful information here. Do you know of a relevant resource that isn't included here, or are you conducting relevant research? Please feel free to add your link to the appropriate page.

This section is devoted to identifying trends in the recruitment and retention of academic librarians. In doing so, it touches on many contentious issues. What are the generational differences between boomer and millenial librarians? Is the MLIS necessary? What about advanced subject degrees? How important is faculty status to academic librarians? And what role are new librarians playing in changing library management practices? While the section is largely focused on issues and resources relevant to early career librarians, those in hiring/management positions and other interested parties will find the information included here helpful as it underscores issues related to career development encountered by most academic librarians at some point in their careers.